As dictatorship stalls on reforms, Jordan democracy movement and opposition Islamists building

Jordanians send message to opposition: Let’s take it slow

The Christian Science Monitor

Jordanians poured into the streets this month, staging hundreds of protests after the government announced that it was reducing fuel subsidies. A number of them devolved into riots or clashes between police and protesters as demonstrators chanted, “The people want the fall of the regime.” | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

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